Adjustable mount apparatus for use with vehicles and related methods
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKevin Joseph Favero, Michael J. Gardynik, Kevin A. Gustafson, Austin Murphy, Steven Frank
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Abstract
Adjustable mount apparatus for use with vehicles and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a mount for a vehicle. The mount has a first portion to receive an object to be carried by the mount and a second portion that is pivotably coupled to the first portion. The second portion is to slidably couple to a right or left side of the vehicle.
Claims21
A vehicle comprising:
- a rear gate;
- a side extending forward relative to the rear gate;
- and
- a mount having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion to receive an object to be carried by the mount, the first portion pivotably coupled to the second portion and rotatable relative to the second portion between a first position and a second position, the second portion slidably coupled to the side of the vehicle and translatable along the side of the vehicle between a third position and a fourth position.
11-15. (canceled)
A method for coupling a mount to a vehicle, the vehicle having a rear gate and a side extending forward relative to the rear gate, the method comprising:
- pivotably coupling a first portion of the mount to a second portion of the mount, the first portion to receive an object to be carried by the mount, the first portion rotatable relative to the second portion between a first position and a second position;
- and
- slidably coupling the second portion of the mount to the side of the vehicle, the second portion translatable along the side of the vehicle between a third position and a fourth position.
An apparatus comprising:
- a track configured to be fixedly coupled to a side of a vehicle, the side extending forward relative to a rear gate of the vehicle;
- and
- a tire mount having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion configured to receive a tire to be carried by the tire mount, the first portion pivotably coupled to the second portion and rotatable relative to the second portion between a first position and a second position, the second portion slidably coupled to the track and translatable along the track between a third position and a fourth position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.